Case Study House #11 by J.R. Davidson. Built in 1946 | Demolished date unknown, rumored to be 13 years after being built540 S Barrington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90049 THIS WAY FOR MORE INFORMATION... Case Study House No. 11 by architect J.R. Davidson. The home was built in 1946. This was the first Case Study [...]
Tag: Things We've Lost | Then and Now
Beverly Park | Beverly Center
Beverly Park | Kiddieland 8536 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA by: Jay Jennings by: Jay Jennings by: Jay Jennings THIS WAY FOR MORE INFORMATION... Once upon a time, on the corner of Beverly and La Cienega boulevards, there was a magical place called Beverly Park, or better known by all who loved it, as "Kiddieland". [...]
The Pickfair House by Wallace Neff | Demolished
The Pickfair House by Wallace Neff, built in the 1920’s | 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 | Demolished in 1990 by Frank Beacham THIS WAY FOR MORE INFORMATION... The Pickfair House by architect Wallace Neff, built in the 1920s. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks bought an old hunting lodge in 1919. With the [...]
Case Study House #3 by William Wurster and Theodore Bernardi | Demolished
Case Study House #3 by architects William Wurster and Theodore Bernardi. Designed 1945, Completed 1949 | Demolished 2013 3187 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049 THIS WAY FOR MORE INFORMATION... Case Study House #3 was built by architects William Wurster and Theodore Bernardi. It was during Williams time as the dean of tenure of Architecture [...]
The Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard Netura | Demolished
The Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard Netura built in the early 1930’s | 10000 Tampa Ave, Northridge, CA 91324 | Demolished in 1972 THIS WAY FOR MORE INFORMATION... The Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard Netura built in the early 1930’s. Josef Von Sternberg, a famous film director, commissioned architect Richard Netura for the [...]
The Brewery Art Colony: From Craft Beers to Arts and Crafts
The Brewery Art Colony: From Craft | kcet.org Brewery Artist's Colony Timeline | musiclofts.com The Brewery Artist's Colony Timeline1897-1920 | Los Angeles Brewing Company (aka Eastside Beverage Co.)1920-1926 | Zesto Beverage Co. 1933-1953 | Los Angeles Brewing Company, (aka Eastside Brewing, & Mission Brewing Co)1953-1979 | Pabst Brewing Company1979-Present | Carlson Industries operates facility as "The Brewery Artist Colony" [...]
Falcon Lair by Wallace Neff | Demolished
Falcon Lair by architect Wallace Neff, built in 1925 | 1436 Bella Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 | Demolished between 2003 - 2006 THIS WAY FOR MORE INFORMATION... Falcon Lair by architect Wallace Neff was built in 1925. Located high in the hills above Benedict Canyon in Beverly Hills. The home was built for actor [...]
Helms Bakery | Repurposed to: Helms Bakery District
Helms Bakery | Helms Bakery District8800 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034 "A lineup of Helmsen and their coaches" "Children at one of the many school tours held by the Helms Bakery education program." For over four decades Los Angeles residents found daily joy from the Helms bakery trucks rolling down the streets. The smells [...]